Fan.



P. M. FRANZEN. PAN.

APPLIOAIION FILED APR. 22, 1912.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

l co., WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATE$ PATENT FFICE.

PETER M. FRANZEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FAN.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, PETER M. FRANZEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Iniprovements inFans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fans and the main object of the invention isto provide a fan of simple, cheap and improved construction.

Another object is to provide improved means for fastening the fan bodyand handle together in such manner as to leave no disfiguringconnections exposed on the front surface of the fan body.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of thisspecification andwith all of said objects and advantages in view, thisinvention consists in the several novel features of construction,arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter fully set forth andparticularly defined in the claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawings furnished herewith,in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fan embodying one form ofthe present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the fan, showing thehandle in unfolded condition prior to its removal from the fan body,Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the handle alone, Fig. 4 is a detail,horizontal section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a detail,horizontal section taken on the line 55 Fig 2 and Fig. 6 is a detail,horizontal section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawings 10, represents the fan body usually made ofcardboard, and 11, its handle. The face of both sides of said fan bodymay be used for advertising purposes or they may be suitably ornamented,the principal ad or ornamentation being placed upon the front face 10whereas the minor ones may be placed upon the opposite face 10*. The fanbody is formed on its rear face with a longitudinally extending pocket12, adapted for the reception of one member of the handle and saidpocket may be formed by pasting or otherwise securing a separate piece18, to the main piece 14, of the body 10, the paste being omitted at thepoint where it is desired to form the pocket. The back 14*, of thepocket 12, is formed with a number of alined perfora- Elpecification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed April 22, 1912.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Serial No. 692,330.

tio-ns 15, and if desired the edges of said perforations may bereinforced by eyelets 16, to prevent danger of tearing of said edges.

The handle 11, comprises two bars 16, 17, (preferably wooden sticks)hinged together at one end by means of a hinge 18, prefer ablycomprising a piece of flexible material pasted or otherwise secured tothe bars 16, 17. One of said bars 16, is formed with a number of alinedperforations 19, adapted to register with the perforations 15, in theback wall of the pocket 12, and the other bar 17 is provided with anumber of lugs or but-- tons 20, that extend through the perfora tio-ns15, and seat in the perforations 19, whenever the fan body 10, and thehandle 11, are secured together. The bars 16, 17, are formed near theirfree end with one or more offset or shouldered portions 21, 22, arrangedto engage with each other to pre vent longitudinal slipping of onemember upon the other, and one of said bars is provided on one face witha longitudinally ex tending rib 23, adapted to seat in a longitudinallyextending groove 24, formed in the adjacent face of the other bar. Thehinge line of the two members of the handle is located at the top edgeof the body and the other ends of the handle extend beyond the body,where they are preferably rounded off to provide a smooth grip; ifdesired a ferrule or sleeve 25, may be slipped over the ends of the gripport-ion to fasten the parts together.

In fastening the handle upon the body, the bar 16, is slipped into thepocket 12, from the top, and adjusted therein to bring the perforations19, into register with the perforations 15. The other bar 17, is thenswung over on its hinge 18, bringing its side (the one containing thelugs 20) against the back piece 1 1*, of the pocket, and then pressingthe lugs 20, through the perforations 15, and into the perforations 19,of the bar 16; the grip portion of the handle, together with theshouldered parts thereupon, engage each other and the rib 23, seats inthe groove 24:. This arrangement in itself makes a fairly secureconnection for the two members of the handle, but if desired the ferruleor sleeve 25, may he slipped over the ends of the grip portion toprevent any danger of separation of the two members of the handle.

It is to be observed that the body and handle may be rigidly securedtogether without the use of staples, nails or other like fastening meanssuch as are ordinarily employed in fastening the body of a fan to itshandle, consequently the entire front surface of the fan body may beused for one large pictorial representation or advertisement whosebeauty is not marred by any unsightly fastening means. Any number ofinterchangeable fan bodies may be used with one handle provided theyhave the same arrangement of perforations, so that one fan body may beremoved from the handle and replaced by another one bearing a differentset of advertisements or pictorial representations. The ferrule orsleeve may hear an ad if it is so desired. The invention is particularlyuseful as an advertising medium because of the possibility of frequentchangeability of the advertising matter.

I realize that various alterations and modifications of this device arepossible without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I donot. therefore desire to limit myself to the exact form of construc tionshown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a fan comprising a fan body having alongi- 'tudinally extending pocket formed therein,

a two-piece handle, the two pieces of which are hinged together at oneend and one of said pieces seated in the pocket in said leaf, one ofsaid handle pieces and one wall'of the pocket being formed withregistering perforations and the other member of the handle beingprovided with lugs registering with and seating in said perforations inthe wall of said pocket and in the other handle member, and therebyconnecting together said body and handle.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a fan comprising a fan body formedwith a longitudinally extending pocket having a series of alinedperforations in one of its walls, a handle comprising two membershingedly connected together atone end and formed with interlockingportions at their free ends, one of said members being arranged to beremovably seated in said pocket and having perforations registering withthose of the wall of the pocket, the other member being formed with lugsregistering with and seating in said perforations in said wall and inthe other handle member, and thereby connecting together said body andhandle.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a fan comprising a fan body havingone flat decorated surface and formed upon its other side with a.longitudinally extending pocket having a series of alined perforationsin its back wall, and a handle comprising two members hingedly connectedtogether at one end and formed with interlocking means at their oppositeends, one of said members being provided with a series of perforationsregistering with the perforations in the back wall of said pocket andthe other member being formed with a series of lugs adapted to bebrought into register with the perforations in the pocket and in theother member, and held therein solely by friction.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a fan comprising a fan body havingon one side a longitudinally extending pocket formed with a series ofalined perforations in its back wall, a handle comprising two membershingedly connected together at one end, the one member arranged to beseated in said pocket and the other member having lugs adapted to bebrought into re ister with the perforations in the wall of file pocket,the free ends of said handle being formed with registering shoulders andone of said members being formed with a longitudinally extending rib andthe other with a longitudinally extending groove adapted to receive saidlongitudinally extending rib.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a fan comprising a fan body havingone flat surface adapted to hear an advertisement, said body beingformed with a pocket projecting backward from the rear face of saidbody, a handle comprising two members hinged together at one end, theone member being adapted to be seated in said pocket and the otherhaving lugs arranged to enter and seat in the perforations in the rearwall of said pocket, and a ferrule, arranged to hear an advertisement,and adapted to he slipped over the ends of the said handle to secure thesame together.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Chicago, Cookcounty, Illinois, this 19th day of April 1912.

PETER M. FRANZEN.

Witnesses CHARLES O. SI-IERVEY, FANNTE F. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

